The monitors were screaming, and the doctor’s words hit Labreshia like a hammer. No heartbeat. No growth. No time. Her world, which had once been filled with excitement at the thought of a new life, collapsed in an instant. The pregnancy that had once seemed so smooth, so promising, now felt like a nightmare she could not wake from. The sterile hospital lights seemed harsher that day, reflecting off the walls in a way that magnified her panic. She felt frozen, unable to breathe, as medical staff moved quickly around her, speaking in hushed tones she could barely understand. Every second stretched endlessly as if the universe itself had paused to watch her heartbreak.
